Hi, how's it going? Are you surviving the wintry weather we're having? People back home in California always comment that I must be used to the cold after living on the East Coast for many years. Sure, I've made it through several winters in Connecticut and NYC, but that doesn't mean that …
California
Hello December
Well, somehow we've made it to the final month of 2016. The pictures in this post were actually taken in December 2015 though, but I never got around to posting them! In case you were wondering, this is what December looks like in my hometown in California. The weather has been fairly mild in …
My Best Friend’s Wedding
I've been looking forward to this wedding for years. When my best friend got engaged in 2013, I was so excited for her and her fiancee. We'd been talking about the wedding for so long, it was almost hard to believe that the time was finally here. The last stop on my whirlwind vacation last month was …
Shelter Cove
Oh boy do I have a story about Shelter Cove. When we were searching for a stopping point close to the redwoods and the coast, Shelter Cove came up. The pictures were pleasant and one of the inns had a couple rooms available, so we thought, "Why not?" Let's book it." So it turns out that …
The Redwoods
Despite living in California for most of my life, I'd never seen any redwoods or been to one of the state parks until last summer. As we were heading back home after our stay on the Oregon Coast, we'd planned to split the drive back into two portions (because it was crazy to make a 14-18 drive in …
Last Minute Vacation
After everything that happened last month, we all really needed a change of scenery. My mom suggested road tripping to Oregon and suddenly my sister and I were planning a last minute vacation. It's been many many years since we all took a trip together and I didn't plan the last one, so this was my …
